Archives by Month:
- January 2025
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- June 2009
- April 2009
- February 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- August 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
Archives by Year:
October 2018 ISM And Markit Services Indices Remain In Growth
The ISM non-manufacturing (aka ISM Services) index continued its growth cycle but declined. Markit PMI Services Index improved and remains in growth territory. Analyst Opinion of the ISM and Markit Services Survey Both services surveys are in expansion – and their intensity of growth and general trends are different again this month. Markit shows this […]
Four Toxic Stocks To Abandon Or Sell Short For Solid Gains
Precise identification of the rightly priced stocks is the key to successful investing. But, in reality, the correctly priced stocks and overpriced toxic stocks are intertwined in such a way that it is very difficult to isolate them. Usually, overpriced toxic stocks are susceptible to external shocks. Moreover, these stocks are loaded with a large […]
S&P 500 ETFs – Monday, November 5
The S&P 500 index is arguably the most well-known worldwide. It is based on the market cap of the 500 largest companies in the U.S. The first-ever ETF, introduced in 1989, hoped to mimic the index, but was short-lived due to a lawsuit. Several S&P 500 ETFs have been brought to market since, and we […]
One Hedge Fund Manager Is Betting A Quarter Of His Money On A Credit ETF “Death Spiral”
Three years after quitting his job at Jeffrey Tannenbaum’s Fir Tree Partners and starting his own hedge fund, 39-year-old Adam Schwartz believes he has found the next big short. Picking up on a theme that has been thrown around frequently on Wall Street, ever Since Howard Marks asked in March 2015“what would happen if credit ETF […]
Stagflation And Market Liquidity
(Audio length 00:14:31) Chris Temple shares some overarching themes for investors to consider post all the noise of this week with the mid-terms and Fed. Stagflation is on his mind and this brings up some similarities to markets int he past where active investing needs to be employed. Also, we need to understand that there […]
VXX/VXXB Trading Strategy
VXX is an Exchange Traded Note (ETN) available for trading on the US markets. It is a volatility based product that expires in January 2019, although the issuer, Barclays Bank PLC, has recently created a second Fund VXXB which is identical. VXX can be bought and sold just like any stock, but it is not […]
Services Sector Remains Strong
The ISM Services report for the month of October declined less than expected, falling from 61.6 down to 60.3 compared to expectations for a reading of 59.0. Even though the pace of growth declined, though, it was the first time in the history of the report dating back to 1997, that the headline index posted back […]
EUR/USD Price Outlook: Euro Battle Lines Drawn Ahead Of FOMC
Euro has rallied more than 0.75% against the US Dollar since the start of the month with price reversing from a critical support confluence at the yearly lows. Here are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the EUR/USD charts this week. EUR/USD DAILY PRICE CHART Technical Outlook: In my latest EUR/USD Weekly Technical Perspective we highlighted the threat of a […]
Three Dividend Stocks Rewarding Shareholders With A Raise
As part of my monitoring process I review the list of dividend increases every week. Every month, I also review and update the list of dividend champions. This process helps me follow the developments in companies I own. It also helps me identify companies for further research. I use the following logic to narrow the list […]
Analyst Sees Potential Downside To $5 For GE As New CEO Buys $2M In Stock
Shares of General Electric (GE) are on the rise after the recently appointed CEO Larry Culp disclosed the purchase of 225,000 shares at a price of $9.73 for a total value of $2.189M. Bearish on General Electric, Gordon Haskett analyst John Inch argued that GE could trade down to about $5 per share, assuming that […]
